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AeroTec expands maintenance work, hangar space

Aerospace services company AeroTec has opened a third maintenance hangar in Moses Lake, Washington and secured approvals to maintain several aircraft types. Aerospace services company AeroTec has opened a third maintenance hangar in Moses Lake, Washington and secured approvals to...

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De Havilland considers pausing production of Dash 8-400

De Havilland Canada confirms it is considering “pausing” production of its Dash 8-400 turboprop amid the pandemic. De Havilland Canada confirms it is considering ”pausing” production of its Dash 8-400 turboprop amid the pandemic. The Toronto, Canada-headquartered company tells FlightGlobal...

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US airlines blast possible Covid-19 test requirement for domestic travellers

Requiring Covid-19 tests for US domestic air passengers would be unnecessary, complex and impractical – or as one Southwest Airlines executive puts it, “a real goat rodeo”. Requiring Covid-19 tests for US domestic air passengers would be unnecessary, complex and...

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Southwest posts full-year loss for the first time since 1972

Southwest Airlines lost $908 million in the fourth quarter of 2020, bringing the airline’s full-year loss to $3 billion – the first time in 47 years that the carrier ended the year in negative earnings territory. Until 2020, Southwest Airlines...

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Ju 52 fatal crash probe uncovers atrocious catalogue of safety violations

Swiss investigators have concluded, in a damning inquiry, that a Junkers Ju 52 on a pleasure flight stalled after the crew flew it into a narrow valley at low altitude, at a dangerously low airspeed and with its centre-of-gravity out...

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JetBlue lost $1.4bn in 2020

JetBlue Airways lost $1.4 billion in 2020, but is stressing that network and fleet shifts should position it to perform well when the air travel market recovers. JetBlue Airways lost $1.4 billion in 2020, but is stressing that network and...

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PSA Airlines grounds ‘most’ of CRJ fleet for inspections

US regional carrier PSA Airlines has removed “most” of its fleet of MHIRJ CRJ-series regional jets from service so as to inspect nose landing-gear doors. US regional carrier PSA Airlines has removed “most” of its fleet of MHIRJ CRJ-series regional...

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Europe’s air traffic outlook a ‘complete disaster’ until at least April

Europe faces a “quickly deteriorating” situation in terms of falling air traffic during the first quarter, with competing “reasonable” assumptions regarding a significant improvement or otherwise from April onwards, according to the latest short-term forecast data from Eurocontrol. Europe faces a...

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DLR to develop large-scale synthetic fuel production concept

German aerospace research centre DLR has been engaged by the country’s government to develop a concept for large-scale synthetic fuel production, including a plan for a pilot facility. German aerospace research centre DLR has been engaged by the country’s government...

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American posts $2.2bn Q4 loss, bets on vaccinations

American Airlines says it lost $2.2 billion during the fourth quarter of the year, bringing its full-year loss to $8.9 billion as the coronavirus continues to plague the industry. American Airlines lost $2.2 billion during the fourth quarter of the...

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